Spanish club Villareal have joined a host of European clubs to hunt for Nigeria international, Umar Sadiq, who strikes for newly promoted Spanish club, Almeria.
Almeria last season, got a promotion to La Liga top division after they won the Spanish second-tier division while pipping their closest contender, Real Valladolid, to the trophy on goal differences.
Nigerian prolific striker, Umar, catalysed such resurgence for the club which have been out of the Spanish topflight division for seven years after being relegated in the 2014/15 season where they finished two-step
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The 25-year-old Super Eagle, was instrumental to the club’s success. He converted 18 opportunities into goals while providing 12 assists in his 36 appearances for Rojiblancos last season.
However, his superb performances have drawn the attention of several European clubs from Spain, Portugal and Holland.
Spanish reports reveal that Villarreal have already circled on the Nigerian forward as a perfect replacement for Arnaut Danjuma that is wanted in the English Premier League by West Ham United.
Aside from Yellow Submarines, Portuguese topflight club Benfica, Spanish club Sevilla, Dutch league champions Ajax and Valencia are also interested in the seven-capped Super Eagle, who opened the scoresheet against Guinea-Bissau in Group D match at the 2022 AFCON tourney in Garoua, Cameroon.
If Villareal and Almeria agree on a deal that is reportedly worth about €20m, it will result in a blend between Umar and his fellow compatriot Samuel Chukwueze in Estadio de la Cerámica.
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